Jörg Ludewig (born 9 September 1975 in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former road cyclist. Ludewig turned professional in 1997, with the Gerolsteiner team.[1] He became a typical "bottlebringer" and teamrider while doing several "grand tours", including 3 editions of the Tour de France.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1975 Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Amateur team | |
| 1997–1998 | EC Bayer |
| Professional teams | |
| 1999 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2000–2004 | Saeco–Valli & Valli |
| 2005 | Naturino–Sapore di Mare |
| 2006 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2007 | Wiesenhof–Felt |
In August 2006, Ludewig was suspended from the T-Mobile Team for some races due to doping discussions, and a letter where Ludewig informed himself regarding substances being used in the sports-world.
He raced in Steinhagen, his last race in 2006, and signed a contract with Wiesenhof–Felt for 2007.
After being a Pro Rider, Ludewig became head of sales at lightweight.info while taking care of a hobbyteam of freetime-riders. He switched to the Dr. Wolff group in 2015 as a sports marketing manager. His daughter was born in January 2015.
Career achievements
editMajor results
edit- 1998
- 3rd Rund um Düren
- 10th Overall Tour de Serbie
- 1999
- 7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stage 6
- 2000
- 7th Rund um Düren
- 2001
- 7th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1
- 7th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2003
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2004
- 4th Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 2005
- 3rd GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
- 4th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 9th Rund um die Hainleite
- 2007
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stage 4
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 38 | 55 | 38 | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
DNF | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Jörg Ludewig". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
External links
edit
- Jörg Ludewig at CQ Ranking
- Jörg Ludewig at Cycling Archives (archive)